The Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list Year Lyricist Film 1968 Kannadasan Lakshmi Kalyanam 1969 Marudakasi Thunaivan 1970 Vaali Engal Thangam 1971 No award No award 1972 No award No award 1973 No award No award 1974 No award No award 1975 No award No award 1976 No award No award 1977-78 Pulamaipithan Madhuraiyai Meetta Sundharapandiyan 1978-79 Muthulingam Kizhake Pogum Rail 1979-80 Vaali Ivargal Vidhyasamanavargal 1980-81 Pulamaipithan Engamma Maharani 1981-82 Vairamuthu Alaigal Oivathillai 1982-83 Chidambaranathan Thooral Ninnu Pochchu 1983 No award No award 1984 No award No award 1985 No award No award 1986 No award No award 1987 No award No award 1988 Pulamaipithan Several films 1989 Vaali Varusham Padhinaaru, Apoorva Sagodharargal 1990 Vaali Keladi Kanmani 1991 Piraisoodan En Rasavin Manasile 1992 Kalidasan Neenga Nalla Irukkanum 1993 Pulamaipithan Pathini Penn 1994 Vairamuthu Karuthamma 1995 Vairamuthu Bombay, Muthu 1996 Piraisoodan Thayagam 1997 Palani Bharathi Kadhalukku Mariyadhai 1998 Arivumathi Kizhakkum Merkkum 1999 Vairamuthu Sangamam 2000 Thamarai Thenali 2001 Snehan Pandavar Bhoomi 2002 Ravi Shankar Unnai Ninaithu, Varushamellam Vasantham 2003 Kabilan Parthiban Kanavu 2004 Snehan Perazhagan 2005 Na. Muthukumar, Vairamuthu Ghajini, Anniyan 2006 Pa. Vijay - 2007 Vairamuthu Periyar 2008 Vaali Dasavathaaram 2009 Yugabharathi Pasanga 2010 Piraisoodan Neeyum Naanum 2011 Muthulingam Medhai 2012 Na. Muthukumar Several films 2013 Na. Muthukumar Thanga Meenkal 2014 Na. Muthukumar Saivam 2015 Vivek 36 Vayadhinile 2016 Madhan Karky 24 2017 Vivek Theeran Adhigaram Ondru 2018 Thiagarajan Kumararaja Seethakaathi 2019 Kabilan NGK 2020 Thamarai Thaainilam 2021 Thamarai Maara 2022 Ilango Krishnan Ponniyin Selvan: I
See also Tamil cinema Cinema of India
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